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Social Cohesion of Public Rental Housing Residents in Seoul - Community Activities and Cultural Influences -

서울시 공공임대아파트 커뮤니티의 사회적 결속력에 관한 연구 - 단지 내 커뮤니티 활동과 주거문화 특성을 중심으로 -

  • Seo, Bokyong (Department of Urban Planning and Design, The University of Hong Kong)
  • 서보경 (홍콩대학교 도시계획.설계학과)
  • Received : 2013.12.30
  • Accepted : 2014.03.27
  • Published : 2014.04.25
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Abstract

In line with the previous study on the level of social cohesiveness of public rental housing communities in Seoul, this study investigated the community activities as a result of community cohesiveness and identified the cultural influences on the cohesiveness of the same case study areas. In general, there was relatively more active and voluntary participation of the residents in the community activities in the housing estates with higher social cohesiveness. The four communities were active in reporting community problems to the housing managers, greatly relying on the housing managers to solve the problems. In addition, mutual aid and community self-help were facilitated mainly through the activities of women's associations. However, small membership of community organisations and occasional disputes between the community organisations and estate managers, and among the community organisations themselves, seemed to have hampered the positive effects of the social cohesiveness in the case study areas. In terms of the cultural attributes, coexistence of collectivism and individualism, consideration of neighbourliness as an ideal social norm, incorporation of the neighbourhood environment into the housing estate environment and extensive use of outdoor public spaces were found.

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